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Special Guest Tonight Dan Black (PigSkinPete IV)

Oskee Wee Wee
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League have a version of the Oski Yell, originally created by Vince Wirtz in the early 1920s. Wirtz developed the choreography for the cheer which was performed by mascot "Pigskin Pete."[1] The yell is still in use in a modified form called "Oskee Wee Wee" by Pigskin Pete at Tiger-Cats games:[1][2]

Oskee Wee Wee
Oskee Waa Waa
Holy Mackinaw
Tigers ... Eat 'em RAW!!

Wirtz's original version of the cheer is the following:
Oskee Wee Wee
Whiskey Wa Wa
Holy Mackinaw
Tigers ... Eat'em RAW!![1]

PIGSKIN PETE. PIGSKIN PETE.
Vince Wirtz I, 1920? – 1966,
Bill Wirtz II, 1967 – 1975.
Paul Weiler III, 1976 – 2006,
Dan Black,IV 2008- Present.
Former Pigskin Pete, Paul Weiler, died Wednesday Sep 10, 2014 - Paul Weiler, better known as Pigskin Pete III, who led the Hamilton faithful through 31 seasons of Oskee Wee Wee chants, an estimated 20,000 bowler hat-led cheers and two Grey Cup victories, died Wednesday morning. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats made the announcement Wednesday morning ...In 1968, the cheer was the subject of a National Film Board of Canada documentary Oskee Wee Wee.

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